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A small charge is made for a 35 minute audio tour, which includes a visit to the crypt.

There has been a church or abbey on this spot since Saxon times and below the church can be seen a section of floor from a Roman house. You can also see ashes from Roman London, which was burnt down in AD 61 by Boudicca.

During the Great Fire of London in 1666, Samuel Pepys climbed to the top of the church's brick tower to watch the fire's progress. At that time it was still called Barking Abbey although it was no longer a monastic abbey.

Bombing in the Second World War destroyed much of the church building, although the brick tower survived and is today, the only piece of Cromwellian church architecture you will find left standing in the capital.

This is also a jolly good place to come if you like brass rubbing!

Location: Byward Street, London, EC3R 5BJ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7481 2928